On March 20 at Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, cardiologist Jaydutt Patel, M.D., implanted a defibrillator outside the rib cage of Ken Kruszewski, 44, of Erie. This new device is a less-invasive way to protect Kruszewski's heart from cardiac arrest. Patel also removed an older defibrillator that was implanted following a 1999 traffic accident. Photos by CHRISTOPHER MILLETTE/Erie Times-News